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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

Application filed October 30, 1905. Serial No. 285,06 9.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE N. MATHiAs, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Milwaukee, Milwaukee county, Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blankets, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to blankets; and the object of my invention is toprovide a horse cover which has a crupper attached and which will retainits place on the animal and not become shifted as a result of the horsecoming in contact with any extraneous object or because of restlessmovements. This object I have accomplished by the means which arehereinafter described and claimed and which are illustrated in theaccomp anying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the uppersurface of my improved blanket. Fig. 2 is another plan view showing amodified construction of the blanket. Fig. 3 is a view of the blanketbuckled about a horse. Fig. 4 is a view of the same with the blanketturned back to show the crupper; and Fig. 5 is another view showing theblanket hung loosely on ahorse, .as is the custom in summer.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

I have shown a V-shaped strap 1) attached to .the blanket a, althoughthe use of such a strap is not absolutely essential, for the ends of thecrupper may be attached directly to the blanket or to a place thereonreinforced by a piece of leather or similar material. When such a strapis used, it is e'fit'ective as a lengthwise stay between the crupper andthe strap around the horses breast and prevents strain upon or tearingof the blanket.

The crupper w is fastened by stitching or riveting its rear ends to therear part of the V-shaped strap b and is provided with buckles 90,whereby it may be detachably fastened about the root of the animals tailto anchor the rear part of the blanket and prevent its displacement.

As additional fastening means I have shown the girths e and f, havingrings 0 and 01, also clips m and h, respectively, and the girth c has anadditional ring 9 to support the clips 'm and h when the ends of thegirths e and f are allowed to hang loose. The ends of the V-shaped strapbhave the ring k and the clip 45, with which the blanket may be fastenedabout the breast of the animal.

I have shown in Fig. 2 another form of my invention, consisting,essentially, in the substitution of a cord 1) for the other fasteningmeans for the crupper, (shown in Fig. 1,) the said cord being attachedto each end of the crupper w and then run through the openings 0 in theblanket, thence through the loops 8 and t to a point of connection ateach end of the V-shaped strap 1). In this latter form of my inventionit will be seen that the manner of attaching the ends of the crupper toa cord, as shown, permits a reasonable amount of movement of the animalwithout displacing the blanket. The essential feature of my invention,however, lies in the attachment of the crupper to the blanket, thusaiding in preventing displacement of the latter.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A horse-cover, comprising a blanket, openings therein, cords attachedto the forward ends of the blanket and being run through said openingsto connect with a crupper, and a detachable crupper connected to thefree ends of said cords.

2. A horse-cover, comprising a blanket, openings therein, loops on saidblanket, cords attached to said blanket and being run through said loopsand said openings to connect with a crupper, and a detachable crupperconnected to the free ends of said cords.

3. A horse-cover, comprising a blanket, openings therein, cords attachedto said blanket and having their ends run through said openings toconnect with a crupper, a detachable crupper connected to the free endsof said cords, and suitable girths connected to said blanket havingfastening means.

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, this 9th day of October, 1905.

THEODORE N. MATHIAS.

Witnesses:

G. G. KENNEDY, M. E. KENNEDY.

